Evolve GTR Belt guard lights

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Remix of Ly3s Evolve GT belt protection. I have modified the design so that it fits the Evolve GTR street belt cover. More to that I was looking for some subtle lights that weren't too big and bulky and wanted something that naturally fitted the board without disturbing its sleek looks. I further modified the belt guard so that 2.4mm electroluminescent wire can be fitted into the guard. For this i used 2.4mm EL wire that runs from the USB port via a transformer. I shortened the wires, wrapped them with heatshrink and then black wire braiding once cut to length. I mounted the transformer unit to the board between the drive wires and USB ports by drilling and fitting 3mm threaded inserts and then screwing it into those. It's a perfect fit. The wiring can them be simply cable tied in place once made. It requires to to be handy with a soldering iron and EL wire is a pain to solder as their are two extremely thin wires for one of the poles (one will still work if you cut one by accident) Theres plenty of videos on best ways to work with the wire. Nothing too difficult. I would also recommend using hot glue at the transformer wires to reduce stress from vibrations. I have included 2 variants. Single and double. Simply copy and flip for left and right as required. Links: Wire: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5V-USB-Car-Flexible-LED-Neon-String-Light-Glow-EL-Strip-Tube-Wire-Rope-Cosplay/143645806523?hash=item2171f50fbb:g:m1cAAOSwjqVZIpy-